Showing papers in "Energy Procedia in 2011"

TL;DR: In this paper, a review on comparative analysis on the foremost forecasting models, associated with wind speed and power, based on physical methods, statistical methods, hybrid methods over different time-scales.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors share their operational experience gained from three sites: Sleipner (14 years of injection), In Salah (6 years) and Snohvit (2 years).

TL;DR: In this paper, the DMX™ process developed at IFP Energies nouvelles based on special solvents is characterized by the formation of two immiscible phases for given temperature and CO 2 loading conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of early-stage calculations demonstrate the geothermal energy capture potential of CO2-based geothermal systems and implications of such energy capture for the economic viability of geologic CO2 sequestration.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the performance of MEA degradation under real CO2 capture conditions with two laboratory experiments; a thermal degradation experiment representative of the stripper conditions (MEA 30-wt, CO2 loaded, α = 0.5, 135-°C) and an oxidative degradation experiment represented of the absorber conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, a survey on the main methods of wind power forecasting is presented, and the development direction of WPF is proposed, where the evaluation criteria about the uncertainty of the predicted wind power are summarized.

TL;DR: In this article, the performance of the parabolic trough and the Fresnel mirror were compared by means of numerical analysis and the influence of ambient conditions and the percent of different types of energy loss.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the capture of carbon dioxide from flue gas by adsorption on solid sorbents using an equilibrium model for a packed bed temperature swing adaption (TSA) process.

TL;DR: In this paper, the absorption of CO2 from a CO2/N2 mixture using a membrane gas absorption process is investigated using a polypropylene (PP) porous fiber coated by poly(1trimethylsilyl-1propyne) (PTMSP).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on synthesizing and selecting hindered new amine absorbents to reduce the regeneration energy cost for CO2 capture by modifying substituent functional groups relative to the position of the amino group.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a maximum power point tracker (MPPT) method based on fuzzy logic controller (FLC), applied to a stand-alone photovoltaic system under variable temperature and irradiance conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, a full field simulation model of the combined production and injection reservoirs, extending from a depth of 3.5 km to ground level, and with a lateral, x and y, extent of approximately 50 km, is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used three relative quartz-spring Scintrex CG-5 gravimeters in a unique offshore instrument package to monitor the evolution of stored CO 2 in the Sleipner CO 2 plume in the years 2002, 2005 and 2009.

TL;DR: The In Salah project in Algeria is an industrial-scale CO 2 storage project in operation since 2004 as discussed by the authors, where CO 2 from several gas fields with a CO 2 content of 1-10% is removed from the production stream to meet the export specification of 0.3% CO 2.

TL;DR: In this paper, two kinds of particles consisting of mainly manganese and iron oxides have been examined as oxygen carrier for chemicallooping combustion with O2 uncoupling in a circulating fluidized-bed reactor.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the flue gas degradation of monoethanolamine (MEA) in the process with special emphasis on the NOx induced chemical reactions, and showed that some nitrosamine formation in this process must be expected from any amine.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the potential and constraints of integrated CO 2-EOR and CO 2 storage, and concluded that CO 2 is not a new phenomena, and that commercial-scale, profitable CO 2 -EOR has been underway for over 30 years in geologically favorable oil fields with access to affordable CO 2.

TL;DR: The results showed that the newly isolated yeasts could grow and accumulate high lipid content in crude glycerol based medium supplemented with only ammonium sulfate.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize data on the location and scale of proven and probable sour gas resources and compare with size and location of oil fields to gain further experience in the application of carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (CO 2 -EOR).

TL;DR: The result of simulation indicates that the model can be effectively used for short-term solar irradiance predicting and can avoid over-fitting and help to gain a more accurate solar irradiances prediction model.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparative case study of two carbon storage projects is presented: the first case under study is the CO 2 Sink research project at Ketzin which has started to inject CO 2 in 2008 and has been well accepted by local politicians and the local public.

TL;DR: Active CO2 Reservoir Management (ACRM) as discussed by the authors combines brine extraction and residual-brine reinjection with CO2 injection, contrasting it with the conventional approach, which is called passive CO2 reservoir management.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used CFD to study the behavior of a Savonius wind turbine under flow field conditions and to determine its performance and the evolution of wake geometry.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the design of the CO2 injection test and the novel approach for monitoring and verification of CO2 mineralization in the subsurface by tagging the injected CO2 with radiocarbon (14C), and using SF5CF3 and amidorhodamine G as conservative tracers to monitor the transport of the injection CO2 charged water.

TL;DR: In this article, a number of different process upgrades have been implemented at a 1.1 ton/h CO 2 capture test facility operating on a slipstream of flue gas from a coal-fired power plant.

TL;DR: A literature survey on Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), which includes genesis, explanations and empirical evidence of EKC, is presented in this article, where some factors are key reasons to EKC including income elasticity of environmental quality demand, scale, technological and composition effects, international trade, FDI and history accidents.

TL;DR: In this paper, the meaning, the advantages and the techniques of the living wall as a part of the sustainable strategy for the urban environment are discussed. And the authors conclude with several recommendations for the using of living wall technique which suits the arid climate as a sustainable strategy.

TL;DR: In this article, the main technical challenges associated with the integration of wind power into power systems are presented, including effects of wind energy on the power system, the power systems operating cost, power quality and power imbalances.

TL;DR: In this article, a chemical-looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) was studied with gaseous and solid fuel in a small fluidized bed batch reactor, using new Fe-Mn-based oxygen carriers.

TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental approach to extract the dark saturation current density j0e-met at the emitter-metal interface of the front contact is presented, which is only valid if the dominant recombination mechanism at Voc features a diode character that is close to unity.